Hughes trip abroad a watershed for European peace
Secretary of State Hughes completes a three week European mission seen as a breakthrough in allied cooperation. He helped align Britain France and other powers toward economic stability without compromising U.S. independence while reaffirming the Harding Coolidge policy of active, practical support for postwar recovery.
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Albert W. Fox
Hughes
Bramen
Aince Marcon
United States
London
Europe
Great Britain
France
Wec
America
Mughes
American Bar Association
140000 Machine Guns Purchase Reported by Japan
London Aug 4 Japan has ordered large quantities of machine guns from British makers Vickers and other firms. The Westminster Gazette notes that Vickers is completing the order and another firm is also engaged in significant production. The item suggests a major arms purchase influencing wartime logistics.
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London
Japan
Serurten
Russia taps US and UK for minting to boost small coins
Leningrad report says Russia, amid a new metal currency rollout, struggles to mint enough small coins for public use. It plans 40,000,000 half ruble pieces from the British Royal Mint, while copper coin production remains behind demand. Sixteen kopeks and smaller copper coins are scarce as a state factory lags in output.
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Leningrad
Russia
United States
British Royal Mint
London
American in Paris Hotel Ends His Life
Samuel H. Chapin a young American believed from New York cut his throat with a razor yesterday in a small hotel on the Champs Elysees Paris His passport lists Park Avenue New York and his clothing bears New York tailors' names The American consul general has taken charge of the case Chapin was just past 25 and had lived several weeks in the hotel.
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Toby Parla
Samuel H. Chapin
New York
Champs Elysees
Paris
Park Avenue
Hare
Chapin
Invasion Anniversary Observed in Belgium
Brussels observes the tenth anniversary of Belgium's World War I invasion with a 4 minute silence starting at 9 34 morning. Bells toll as sirens and factory whistles recalled the day, and many residents wept during the moment of remembrance.
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Belgium
Brussels
League Opium Body Begins Sixth Session
Ciensva Aug 4 The league of nations opium commission convened its sixth session today to consider a program for the international conference at Geneva in November. A sub committee has been preparing this program. The commission elected Van Wet tum of Holland chairman. The United States is represented by Edwin Neville. Great Britain and the United States favor the definite limitation of opium production while France and Holland prefer rigid control.
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League of Nations Opium Commision
Geneva
van Wettum
Holland
United States
Edwin Neville
Great Britain
Frange
Fire damages castle of German producer near Salzburg
Fire of suspicious origin last night heavily damaged the castle near Salzburg owned by Maz Reinhardt a German theatrical producer. The blaze was found after M Reinhardt and Mor rie Geat American producer left for Venice and many rare furniture pieces and treasures were lost.
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Vienna
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Salzburg
Maz Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Morrie Geat
Jefe
Venice
Germans and Allies Seek Arbitration Basis at Ruhr Talks
A London conference report notes Germany may confine objections to the Ruhr issue while Britain France and the United States push toward a justice framework based on arbitration. French Premier Kellogg and American participants receive praise for aiding the agreement as Germany urged to accept its duties.
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London
Frank B. Kellogg
James A. Logan
Owen D. Young
Coolidge
America
Germany
Macdonald
House of Commons
Lloyd George
France
Hughes Enjoys Berlin Visit amid Dawes Plan Praise
Secretary Hughes met Berlin journalists and diplomats, praising the Dawes plan and hoping for speedy implementation. He toured the chancellery and gardens, met Frau Stresemann, and viewed Bismarck’s desk. He left for Bremen to sail home aboard the President Harding, noting Europe has turned the corner.
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Diplomatic Corpa
Berlin
Frau Stresemann
Foreign Office
Frau Marx
Bila‘marck
Dawes
Hughes
Europe
Germany
Welsh Music Festival Opens at Pontypool
The Welsh National Eisteddfod opened in Pontypool with a record first day attendance at Britain’s greatest song and poetry festival. President Thomas Richards called it a place where bosses and workers, sinners and saints meet. Brass band concerts marked the day as the Prince of Wales is expected tomorrow before a large crowd.
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England
A. P
Fisteddfod
Great Britain
Thomas Richards
Prince of Wales
Wounded in China Rev Snyder and Prof Beck Aid Peacemaking
From Hagerstown Maryland dated August 4 news reaches friends of Rev George R. Snyder and Prof Karl H Beck, native to Hagerstown, wounded while aiding civilians amid street fighting in a Chinese city as Generals Chang and Tien commanded. Police chief accompanied them when shot. The two Americans were wounded by a bullet while attempting to restore order.
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George R. Snyder
Karl H. Beck
China
Chang and
Tien
Mr. Snyder
Prof
Beck
American Motorship Seized by Russia at Nome
Nome dispatch reports Russian authorities seized the Nome and confiscated its cargo, according to word received from Anadyr, Siberia. The vessel, a motorship based in Nome, Alaska, was taken while in Arctic waters amid regional tensions.
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Russia
Nome
Alaska
A. P
Anadyr
Siberia
12 Mile Limit Treaty Registered in Geneva
Geneva Switzerland Aug 4 The British American minor traffic convention signed in Washington in January was filed with the league of nations for registration.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Washington
League of Nations
Six Die as Italian Tram Jumps Track Near Varese
An electric tram car derailed near Varese today, killing six people and injuring forty, according to a dispatch to the Stefani Agency from Rome dated August 4.
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Rome
Varese
Stefani
Canada Farm Land Values Rise Across Provinces
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1923 average farm land values per acre: Ontario $44, British Columbia $106, Quebec $58, Ontario and Quebec showing higher values as farm product prices adjust. Ottawa forecast indicates a continued land value rise into late loot with a Canada land boom anticipated.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Stathetics
Britah Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Obregon Directs Search For Mrs Evans Slayer
Obregon directs continuing inquiry into the murder of Mrs Eva n s at her Mexico hacienda near Texmelucan. British and American diplomats coordinate actions while Mexican authorities push arrests and safeguard property and documents tied to a long agrarian dispute.
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Mexico City
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Texmelucan
Evans
Jenkins
Aaron Seenz
King
Hardesker
London Foreign Office
Mexico
Cummins
Fivans
Myra
Evang
George Camp
Evans Ha
Ashe
Missing British scientist among 400 in Quebec
Sir George Greenville a 77 year old scientist with the British Association for the Advancement of Science went missing in Montreal while the group of 400 was in Quebec. He was last seen Saturday on a special train that brought the scientists, and the party was due to depart tonight for Toronto for the association's annual meeting.
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Sir George Greenville
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Quebec
Toronto
Sir George
Trenton to Bring Home Imbrie Body From Teheran
The U S cruiser Trenton is ordered to Persia to load the body of Robert W. Imbrie, the American vice consul at Teheran killed by a mob, and return it to the United States. The ship will log here Friday. Thirty two sailors from the Trenton rendered military honors at a tablet unveiling for war dead, with Homer M. Ryvington, the American consul general, attending.
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United States
Trenton
Persia
Robert W. Imbrie
Teheran
Tranten
Tials
Homer M. Ryvington
Hanihara Looks For Exclusion Act Debate End
Tokyo Aug. x Masanao Hanihara the Japanese Ambassador to the United States returned from America saying he may not return to Washington. He would discuss the exclusion act with Baron Shi dehara and hoped U S elections would alter Congress views. He cautioned against hasty action and predicted Coolidge victory.
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Masanao Hanihara
United States
America
Washington
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Congress
Baron Shidehara
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Hanihara
California
Coolidge
Europe progress and peace seek to sustain postwar stability
Willamstown Aug 4 Sir James Arthur Salter director of the league of nations considers Europe progressing toward peace. He says misdirected effort and disrupted producer consumer links hinder recovery while interdependence and settled German reparations could restore a new economic equilibrium. Dr Row notes improved Americas relations and Morrow stresses investor role in international loans as Culbertson calls for responsible policy on capital exports.
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United States
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New York
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Tariff Commission
Morrow
Culbertson
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